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Turkey and Israel: the ambiguous peace
What a difference even an unpopular US president can make. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his first…
Friday 22 March 2013
Erdoğan on anti-Semitism: is this really an apology?
As Barack Obama tours Israel and the Palestinian territories, Turkish media has seized on Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s remarks…
Thursday 21 March 2013
Erdoğan on Zionism
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has never been the darling of the Jewish community, but his latest comments at a UN…
Friday 1 March 2013
Talking to the prisoner
Never before has Turkey been so far down the road towards peace with its Kurdish minority. In themselves,…
Monday 25 February 2013
The Turkey or the egg?
Consider, if you will, the curious case of Turkey’s ambiguous name. It can mean one of two things.…
Thursday 14 February 2013
Back to where we started
Turkey is due to hold three major elections in 36 months; the polls suggest the opoosition won't win any of them
Monday 7 January 2013
After Erdoğan
The prime minister's illness triggers thoughts of what might happen after he leaves office.
Saturday 18 February 2012
Here we go again
The first signs are that some earthquake disaster relief lessons have been learned. In the last three hours,…
Sunday 23 October 2011
This man is going home, but watch what he does next
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu isn’t a name that is instantly recognisable, neither in his native Turkey nor the many countries…
Friday 18 February 2011
Did Erdogan tell Mubarak to go? Just a little bit.
Amidst all the drama coming out of Egypt, there’s been a bit of a buzz about the Turkish…
Tuesday 1 February 2011